A non-profit organization is proving that new drugs don't have to cost a fortune. Can its model work more broadly?
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Maxmen, A. Busting the billion-dollar myth: how to slash the cost of drug development. Nature 536, 388–390 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/536388a
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